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2nd Egg

I would really like to get a 2nd egg (Own a large now). Which one would you go with? I do a lot of tailgating, so the large is somewhat impractical. I also live alone, so I am thinking the small or mini.

Also what do you tailgate with? What are some ways you move your egg to your tailgating spot (if you use it).

Opelika, AL

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I would go with the small. I had a small for my first egg and loved it. I traded it for a meduim some time ago and miss the portablility of the small. The medium can be transported, but it's somewhat difficult, especially by yourself. The mini in my opinion is a great little cooker, but the flexibility and grid space of the small I think would be a much better choice for your second egg.

We have the large, small & mini...the majority of our cooks at home are on the small. The small and mini travel easily. Search the forum for Egg carriers. They are easy to make (my wife made ours) and are great for tailgating & camping....

I have the BGE and a small; the BGE is in a table and the small on the the nest; easy to move around; I like doing "hibachi" outside, grilling some skewers(meat or seafood) right on the small next to the table

Count me as a Large & Mini owner. Love love love my Mini; I light it at least 4X more often than my Large. I have a two-person household, so the Mini rocks for a quick, weeknight grill. The Mini will hold two steaks (not huge ones, but an appropriately sized serving of red meat), or a couple of chix breasts, or a dozen wings, or an 8" pizza, or a couple of burgers, etc. It lights & heats up quickly, so you're making efficient use of charcoal.

I haven't transported it for offsite cooking, but after seeing Beli's recent post with an Igloo Cube cooler as Mini carrier, I just might take it someplace soon.

The small is perfect for tailgating, and it fits almost twice as much food as the mini. (I have both and have recently started taking the small with me, instead of the mini.) Just remove the innards and wrap them up in some towels, then the small is easy to move from place to place.

Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 6 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!

My vote is for the medium (ok, you didnt ask that :laugh: ). I have both and I would say small. The mini is a grill, and a tiny one at that. The small can hold more and go longer. Actually, for tailgating I would just recommend a weber kettle or a big steel keg. Easier to transport, and the kettle is way cheaper, and the BSK can be had for nearly the cost of a small around here. Not a popular answer I am sure, but all cookers dont have to be green .

I have large/small combo and it works great for me. I cook for one most of the time, so most of my cooks are on the small. I get two or three meals out of a spatchcock chicken and have to freeze leftovers from a low and slow 8# pork butt. I fire up the large for entertaining. It all works out very nicely.